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Pear-Gouda-Prosciutto Crostini with Cucumber Sprouts

Ideal for a breakfast or lunch main course or a dinner starter.
Pear-Gouda-Prosciutto_Crostini

Ingredients:

4 thick slices of French white loaf, toasted
2 Markon First Crop Pears, sliced
8 oz. Gouda cheese, sliced into 4 large pieces
8 oz. prosciutto, cooked
1/4 C honey
1 C cucumber sprouts, to garnish

Instructions:

Layer pears, cheese, and prosciutto on each slice of bread. Drizzle with honey and top with sprouts. Serve warm or cold.

Ingredients:

1 bunch Markon First Crop Asparagus, steamed

1/4 C Markon First Crop Basil

2 T Markon First Crop Chervil

2 T C Ready-Set-Serve Lemon Juice

2 cloves Ready-Set-Serve Peeled Garlic

1 tsp. lemon zest

1/4 tsp. cumin

1/4 tsp. coriander

1/4 C extra virgin olive oil

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

16 large shrimp, cleaned and threaded onto skewers to prevent curling

1 tsp. kosher salt

Olive oil + 2 cloves Ready-Set-Serve Peeled Garlic, for poaching

Edible petals and micro greens for garnish

Instructions:

Slice tips off asparagus and reserve. Add basil, chervil, one cup steamed asparagus stalks, lemon juice, zest, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper flakes, and oil to a food processor and blend until chunky.

Heat oil and garlic until just bubbling. Add shrimp skewers so that shrimp is fully submerged. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until shrimp is opaque and cooked through. When shrimp are almost cooked, add asparagus tips. Remove all with a slotted spoon and drain on a wire rack.

To plate, arrange tips in a decorative manner. Place shrimp next to asparagus and ladle sauce on top of each one. Garnish with edible petals and micro greens.